A LOTTERY seller in Crowthorne has revealed how “shocked and amazed” one of his customers was to win a massive £151,357 lottery payout.

The drama began months ago when an appeal was launched to entice the jammy winner to come forward and claim their prize.

They almost lost their chance to get one step closer to the jet-set when they failed to step into the lottery limelight as the deadline date of Monday, October 30, approached.

It took the Crowthorne player until 1pm on Saturday, June 9, to stroll in to Crowthorne Food and Wine Shop where he bought the ticket and get his numbers checked out.

Shop owner Kultar Sing Kapoor said: “We knew about the search and I have been encouraging all my customers to check their tickets to see if they are the lucky winner.

“I never believed it would be a ticket from our shop, it is wonderful to have sold the winning ticket.

“This man came in with his young son and started looking at the magazines. He came over to check his ticket and his son started messing around with the magazines.

“I could not tell the boy to stop because I was so amazed to see a sign flash up on my till telling me to call Camelot.

“It was at that moment that I knew he had won a lot of money because we are authorised to pay out wins up to £200.

“I think he was in shock or just amazed because he just did not know what to do. I told him to go home as quickly as possible, not to stop and talk to anyone and keep the ticket very safe in his pocket.”

The winner wants to remain anonymous for the time being but Mr Kapoor revealed that he is a regular in the shop and routinely buys his lottery tickets there.

Mr Kapoor added: “He comes in about every two months and buys lottery tickets for the coming months.

“When he came in to check his ticket he had £48 worth to put through the machine.

“I think it was too much of a shock for the news to really sink in. That amount of money would really change your life.

“I would certainly like to have won it.”

The win will not only change the life of the winner and his family but has also had a positive effect on Mr Kapoor’s shop, which is now believed to be lucky.

Mr Kapoor said: “I always thought this was a lucky shop and now we know for sure.

“I remember the day I sold that ticket and I think I must be a lucky charm.

“We are going to get a poster from Camelot to put in the shop so people will be encouraged to buy their tickets here in the future.

“Who knows, maybe we will have another winner again soon.”

A National Lottery spokesman said: “We are delighted that the winner of this prize has now come forward and we hope that they will enjoy their win.

“It would have been awful for the ticket-holder to have missed out on this substantial and life-changing amount of money.”